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Between the ages of 10 and 18, former Barrington High School soccer star Jenny Solberg often climbed trees in her neighbors’ yards in the fall months and shook, shook, shook the limbs. The center midfielder—now 34-year-old Jenny Solberg Katzman mother of a precious hat trick (Sienna, 4; Wade, 2; and Eva, six months)—had placed a

Eggs or oatmeal? Tea and toast? Breakfast. Some skip it. But for many, getting fueled bright and early is the only way to start the day. That morning meal can really make an impact. And for Emily Groden, it’s opened the way to a whole new business. Raised on the North Shore—the daughter of two

It happened for years. Home cook and mother of three Karen Nochimowski would whip up a dinner for family and friends only to be pinged the next day with multiple requests for the recipe. Nochimowski was happy to comply. But the response to her Honey Curry Chicken, (chicken thighs baked with honey, mustard, and curry

Have you ever met someone who just knew they were born to leave the world a better place than they found it? Chicago native and Grammy Award-winning drummer, composer, best-selling author, inventor-turned-entrepreneur, and educator Prescott Ellison is just such a person. “I hope you don’t take this the wrong way,” Ellison says. “But I’ve always

Lacrosse, fencing, crew. All fine sports. But for most fans, they don’t hold a candle to baseball, football, and basketball. Yet, in what you could only call a counterintuitive move, another elite athletic recreation—squash—was envisioned as a portal to empower young people back in 1996, by Williams College and Harvard graduate, Greg Zaff. A former

John Nichols’ first sprint triathlon in 2005 didn’t go so swimmingly. “Horrible experience,” the Winnetkan recalls. “Rough. I was heavy, grossly out of shape … kind of an idiot. But I wanted to race again. I wanted to train properly for my next race.” Two years later, the former collegiate lacrosse and hockey player entered